Folding mirror



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P. WIEDERER.

FOLDING MIRROR.

Patented Nov. 27

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER \VIEDERER, OF STAPLETON, NElV YORK.

FOLDING MIRROR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,678, dated November27, 1888.

Application filed January 9, 1888.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER WIEDERER, of Stapleton, in the countyofRichmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Mirrors, of which the following is aspecification.

Thisinvention relates to certain improvements in that class of foldingmirrors which are so constructed that the sides, front, top, and back ofthe face and head can be seen at the same time; and the object of myinvention is to provide a new and improved mirror of this kind which canbe adjusted as a triplicate mirror and as a quadruplex mirror, or mirrorfor viewing the top and back of the head.

The invention consists in the combination of a main or central mirror, awing-mirror hinged to each side of the main or central mirror, and amirror hung on arms and adapted to swing above the main or centralmirror.

The invention also consists in the construction and combination of partsand details, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved folding mirror adjusted for viewing the sides, top, and back ofthe head. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same adjusted in the samemanner. Fig. 3 is a side'view of the same on a larger scale, folded orclosed, parts being broken out. Fig. 4 is a front view of the samefolded or closed, parts being broken out.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The main or central mirror, A, is provided with the frame A, and theside or wing mirror B and G with the frames B and C, respectively.

The main mirror-frame A is provided on the top and bottom with the barsD D, provided in each end with a transverse slit, E, into which slitsthe ends of the hingc-elips F are passed and pivoted, the saidhinge-clips being secured to the top and bottom edges of the wing-mirrorframes B and G at the inner sides, so as to adapt said wing-mirrors toswing toward and from the central or main mirror.

The bottom bar or rod, D, is provided with legs G. On the top bar, D,the two arms H Serial No. 260.161. (No model.)

are mounted to swing at the side edges of the main frame A,sai.d arms Hbeing provided at their hinged ends withthe offsets or bonds J, to adaptsaid arms to clear the hinge-clips F when the arms are folded down atthe sides of the main mirror, as in Figs. 3 and 4. Said offsets or bendsJ can rest on the stops K on the back of the main mirror-frame when inthe raised position, as shown in Fig. 1. The swinging ends of the arms Hare connected by the transverse rod L, and on the same the arms M aremounted to swing adjacent to the ends of the arms H, and the upper orswinging ends of the arms M are connected by the transverse rod 0, onwhich the mirror P is mounted to swing, said mirror being slightlysmaller than the central or main mirror, A. Then the mirror is to beused, the arms H and M are swung up, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and thedesired or requisite inclination is given to the mirror P. Thewing-mirrors B and C are swung from the main mirror A and adjusted atthe proper inclination.

To close the mirror, the wing-mirrors B and O are folded on the mainmirror, the mirror P isswung between the arms M and the arms H M, andthe mirrors P are swung down upon the" iaeking of the front wing-mirror,as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The hinge-joint connecting the wing-mirrorswith the main mirror is very simple and does not interfere with foldingthe arms H at the sides of the main mirror.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination, with a mirror-frame, of jointed armsmounted to swing on the top of the mirror-frame, which jointed arms havebends or offsets J at their hinged ends, stops on the back of themirror-frame for support ing said bends or offsets when thejointed armsare raised, and a mirror mounted on said jointed rods, substantially asherein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER XVIEDERER.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNZ, JOHN A. STRALEY.

